Gregory:
Thanks for up-voting your supporters comments. Steemit is a healthy and supportive community.
Some requests:
- Would you be able to talk about the derivative market, its size, and if it has any influence that we need to understand in one of your upcoming videos.
- Are the treasury yields now higher than the average NYSE dividend return? Does this mean money will flow to treasuries rather than stocks?
This is not Greg, sorry. I only know that derivatives make everything less stable and add much risk to equities that have derivatives involved. Derivatives increase risk because things can rapidly take an unexpected turn that will require immediate attention. They can act like Black Swans.
@bellakrinkle... No, derivatives don't add risk. They help you to gauge the risk. The options market tells you in what range an underlying might trade. Without an options market it is impossible to hedge your risk.
@stehaller thank you for your reply; there are many different perspectives to discuss derivatives - perhaps I misspoke because I was referring to the BIG PICTURE, meaning how derivatives make ALL Markets less stable because..... Certainly options hedge risk, but it seems you are addressing individual trades? (I knew I should have kept my mouth shut...lol) Frankly, derivatives are WAY over my head...I looked up derivatives, trying to support my thinking - HA - there are multiparagraphs of confusion! Glad you have a handle on them...
I started a series of lessons on options trading today. If you like to learn about derivatives you can start here: https://steemit.com/money/@stehaller/introduction-into-option-trading-lesson-1
@stehaller ...thank you, good fundamental information on options.